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Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
★ 8.0/10•2004•30m•15•Comedy•Mystery•Action & Adventure
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FROM THE BEST-SELLING MASTER OF DARKNESS

When the Hellmouth opens beneath Darkplace Hospital in downtown Romford, kiddy doctor, Vietnam veteran and ex-warlock Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. is the only man who can close it. Joined by best buddy Dr. Lucien Sanchez, fiery hospital boss Thornton Reed, and woman Liz Asher, Dagless must fight the forces of Darkness while dealing with the burden of day-to-day admin. From the chilling pen of best-selling horror writer Garth Marenghi comes this lost masterpiece of televisual terror. Dare you enter Garth's Darkplace?

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 29, 2004

Episodes

Episode 1 - Once Upon a BeginningE124m

Once Upon a Beginning

New doctor Liz Asher is tipped off by a psychic cat that evil lurks in the cooridors of Darkplace. When a patient mysteriously dies, Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. must scalpel-up and close a standard-sized hell-mouth beneath Romford. Contains mild swearing and the naked top-half of a man.

Jan 29, 2004

Episode 2 - Hell Hath FuryE224m

Hell Hath Fury

The hospital chef is savagely attacked by a ladle and then a fork. Who or what threw one or both of them? And why are objects flying about of their own accord, attacking innocent civillians and disrupting hospital procedure? Meanwhile Dagless has his own problems with a suspicious-looking temp with an attitude problem.

Feb 5, 2004

Episode 3 - Skipper the EyechildE324m

Skipper the Eyechild

The past is stirring in the halls of Darkplace, and for Dr. Rick Dagless M.D., that means Trouble. With a capital T (the rest of the letters lowercase). A giant eye has been born on 'B' Wing. Winner of the Prix de L'Oeil International Opticians' Television Award for Best New Drama.

Feb 12, 2004

Episode 4 - The Apes of WrathE424m

The Apes of Wrath

Monkey business most macabre. A terrible sickness is spreading from ward to ward as humans regress to a primal state. Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. must kill the beast within us, and fast. i.e. before it's too late.

Feb 19, 2004

Episode 5 - Scotch MistE524m

Scotch Mist

A lethal mist surrounds Darkplace, tartanning the hides of unwary travellers, while phantom bagpipes play on regardless. Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. must face more than the music as he unravels the secret behind its sudden appearance. The truth, when it comes, lies as a little too close to home, even though Romford would seem a safe enough distance from Glenrothes.

Feb 26, 2004

Episode 6 - The Creeping Moss from the Shores of ShuggothE623m

The Creeping Moss from the Shores of Shuggoth

Dr. Sanchez falls in love with a patient infected with cosmic broccoli, but when it threatens to spread Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. is forced to intervene. But love is blind, and the only eye Sanchez has open is at the end of a trouser snake. Can Dagless save his buddy and the world? (Yes, he can.)

Mar 4, 2004

Actors

Matthew Holness

Matthew Holness

Garth Marenghi / Dr. Rick Dagless M.D.

Matt Berry

Matt Berry

Todd Rivers / Dr. Lucien Sanchez

Richard Ayoade

Richard Ayoade

Dean Learner / Thornton Reed

Alice Lowe

Alice Lowe

Madeleine Wool / Liz Asher

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